We live henceforth in a mobility era where mobile devices increasingly streamline our daily lives and activities with smart technologies, apps and services. Digital payment methods for example are gradually part of our daily routine.
When it comes to the latest
dynamics feeding online and mobile payment methods in North America, according to Research and Markets, Both in the USA
and Canada, credit card was the payment method most used by online shoppers in
2015.
Online shoppers believe that credit card remains the safest way
to pay over the Internet, and cards are predicted to retain leadership.
By 2020, nearly a quarter of consumers in this region
would be using mobile payment apps at least weekly. Peer-to-peer mobile
payments are especially predicted to rise, with the number of peer-to-peer
mobile payment users doubling in four years to 2018. Digital methods such as
PayPal, online and mobile banking were among the top payment methods used in
peer-to-peer payments in, according to Research and Markets.
As, the rivalry in digital payments in North America remains intense, one
can also observe that, payment providers, retailers and banks in North America
are launching new payment solutions. Amazon, Apple and Google are still among
the top choices of online shoppers who trust these companies and expect innovative
payment forms.